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* Latest Gulf bank to plan capital-boosting measure* Q4 profit 470 mln riyals, up 30.4 pct* Beats analyst forecasts* Increases dividend to 4.25 riyals per share for 2014(Recasts, adds detail, context)By Tom ArnoldDUBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Qatar Islamic Bank QISB.QA (QIB) plans to raise up to 2 billion riyals ($549.4 million) through a capital-boosting sukuk; the latest Gulf bank eyeing debt market

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* Q4 profit 470 mln riyals, up 30.4 pct - Reuters calculations* Beats analyst forecasts* Hikes dividend to 4.25 riyals/share for 2014 (2013 = 4 riyals)(Adds context, details)DUBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Qatar Islamic Bank QISB.QA (QIB), the Gulf state&aposs largest sharia-compliant lender by assets, reported a 30.4 percent jump in fourth-quarter net profit on Sunday, according to Reuters calculations